Where mathematics comes from : how the embodied mind brings mathematics into being / George Lakoff, Rafael E. Núñez.

Title: 
Where mathematics comes from : how the embodied mind brings mathematics into being / George Lakoff, Rafael E. Núñez.

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Author/Artist: 
Lakoff, George.
Publisher: 
New York, NY : Basic Books, c2000.
Description: 
xvii, 492 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Other Authors: 
Núñez, Rafael E., 1960-
Format of Material: 
Books
Subjects: 
Number concept.
Mathematics Psychological aspects.
Mathematics Philosophy.
Bib ID: 
79099
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Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
QA141.15.L37 2000z
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Notes: 
This item was received with the Mark Pendergrast research collection.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-472) and index.
A study of the cognitive science of mathematical ideas.
Contents: 
Pt. I. The embodiment of basic arithmetic --
pt. II. Algebra, logic, and sets --
pt. III. The embodiment of infinity --
pt. IV. Banning space and motion: the discretization program that shaped modern mathematics --
Le trou normand: A classic paradox of infinity --
pt. V. Implications for the philosophy of mathematics --
pt. VI. A case study of the cognitive structure of classical mathematics.
ISBN: 
0465037704
9780465037704
0465037712 (pbk.)
9780465037711 (pbk.)